| askew |
not straight; crooked. |
| augment |
to make greater in size or amount; increase. |
| castigate |
to punish or rebuke, as with severe public criticism; chastise. |
| culpable |
guilty of a mistake or fault; blameworthy. |
| deferential |
respectfully submissive to the desires, opinions, or judgments of others. |
| dissimilar |
not alike; different. |
| exigent |
requiring immediate attention; urgent or critical. |
| heresy |
a religious belief or doctrine not in keeping with the established doctrine of a church, especially the rejection of or dissent from any aspect of Roman Catholic Church dogma by a baptized church member. |
| indigent |
without financial means to live; needy; poor. |
| introspection |
examination of one's own thoughts, emotions, and sensations; self-scrutiny. |
| magnanimous |
having or showing a generous, forgiving, or noble nature. |
| malediction |
the expression of a wish that evil or harm come to someone; curse. |
| overture |
an opening move to begin something. |
| retribution |
repayment for one's actions, especially punishment for evil. |
| subsume |
to classify, consider, or include (an idea, proposition, or the like) in a more comprehensive or general category or principle. |